1、考博英语(语法)练习试卷 19及答案与解析 一、 Grammar 1 A good writer is_who can express the commonplace in an uncommon way. ( A) he ( B) one ( C) that ( D) what 2 He_another career but, at the time, he didnt have enough money to attend graduate school. ( A) might have chosen ( B) must have chosen ( C) might choose ( D)
2、 had to choose 3 He never hesitates to make such criticisms_are considered helpful to others. ( A) that ( B) what ( C) which ( D) as 4 Observations were made_the children at the beginning and at the end of preschool and first grade. ( A) towards ( B) of ( C) on ( D) at 5 The article opens and closes
3、 with descriptions of two news reports, each_one major point in contrast with the other. ( A) makes ( B) is to make ( C) making ( D) made 6 The boy students in this school are nearly_as the girl students to say hey intend to get a college degree in business. ( A) twice as likely ( B) likely as twice
4、 ( C) as twice likely ( D) as likely twice 7 The information was later admitted_obtained from unreliable sources. ( A) that it was ( B) that it has been ( C) to be ( D) to have been 8 You are just the same_you were the day when I first met you. ( A) that ( B) as ( C) like ( D) so 9 The Second World
5、War,_the earlier one of 1914, prompted public concern about the physical and intellectual well-being of the countrys human resources. ( A) so as ( B) as was ( C) same as ( D) as did 10 Everyone asked me where he was, but it was_a mystery to me as to them. ( A) much of ( B) as of ( C) as much of ( D)
6、 such 11 Indeed, almost every scientist now finds it impossible to read all the works relevant to his own subject,_extensively outside of it. ( A) much more to read ( B) much less to read ( C) still more reading ( D) much less reading 12 We have done things we ought not to have done and_ undone thin
7、gs we ought to have done. ( A) leave ( B) leaving ( C) left ( D) will leave 13 You cant be_careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case. ( A) very ( B) quite ( C) so ( D) too 14 Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially_containing as many different subcultures
8、as the United States, is a complex task. ( A) one ( B) the one ( C) that ( D) such 15 Living in the central Australian desert has its problems,_obtaining water is not the least. ( A) as ( B) whose ( C) for which ( D) of which 考博英语(语法)练习试卷 19答案与解析 一、 Grammar 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “A writer is one who” 这是
9、一个下定义的句式 “一个作家就是一个 样的人 ”。 【知识模块】 语法 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “He might have chosen another career” 意为 “他也许就选择了另一种职业 ” ,这是虚拟条件句表示结果的主句, but从句引出具体事实,说明没有这样做的原因,这是含蓄虚拟条件句的一种。 【知识模块】 语法 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 “suchas” 相搭配, such“这样的 ”, as为关系代词,代替criticisms, as作从句的主语。 【知识模块】 语法 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这里的 of短语实际上应跟 在 obser
10、vations的后面 (make observations of the children),变成被动态就成了本题这个句子,且由于 of的宾语太长,所以后移。 【知识模块】 语法 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 each making one major point in contrast with the other为分词独立结构,放在主句之后,进一步补充说明细节情况。 【知识模块】 语法 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “The boy students are twice as likely as the girl students to say” ,意为 “男生要比女生更可能会
11、说 ” ,这也是倍数表达法之一。 【知识模块】 语法 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 admit后面可以跟带 to be的复合结构,跟不定式完成式被动态表示在谓语动作之前已经完成的动作。 【知识模块】 语法 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 the same as意为 “与 一样 ”,为固定搭配。 【知识模块】 语法 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 as did the earlier one of 1914意为 “正如 1914年的那次世界大战一样 ”,该从句为倒装句。 did为代动词,为避免重复而代替稍后出现的谓语prompted public concern about 。 【
12、知识模块】 语法 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “as muchas” 意为 “和 一样是 ”,如果 as much修饰的是由不定冠词限定的可数名词单数时,要用 as much(of)a结构。 【知识模块】 语法 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 much less still less even less“更不用说 ”。这几个短语都需用在否定句之后,表示连前面所说的情况都没有做到,后面的情况就更不可能。注意much less前后所对比的成分要对等,可以是不定式、限定动词,也可以全是名词或介词短语,如: John couldnt even pick up the box, much
13、 less carry it upstairs I never even spoke to the man, much less insulted him still less和 even less的用法和意思与 much less完全相同,如: He cant run a hundred yards,even less a mile I dont suspect him of robbery, still less of robbery with violence He could barely pay for his own meal, much less for mine 【知识模块】
14、语法 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 leave后面可以跟带现在分词、过去分词、不定式、形容词、介词短语的复合结构以及其他情况,如: Dont leave her waiting Its better to leave some things unsaid Ill leave you to settle the business His illness has left him weak Ill leave it to you to buy the tickets leave buying the tickets to you本题的 leave后 面跟的是带过去分词的复合结构,由于宾语太
15、长 (后面有定语 ),将过去分词 undone提到宾语 things的前面了。 【知识模块】 语法 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 “cant be too” 表示 “怎样 也不过分 ”,如: You cant be too strict with them This cannot be stressed too strongly 【知识模块】 语法 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 不定代词 one代替前面刚刚提到过的可数名词单数, 表示泛指。 【知识模块】 语法 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 which为关系代词,代替前面的先行词 problems; of是后面从句中the least of要求的, of提到了前面,按正常语序从句应是 obtaining water is not the least of its problems。 【知识模块】 语法